Fonseca 10 Year Old Tawny Port 50cl

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Fonseca 10 Year Old Tawny 9 x 50cl

  • Colour

    Red

  • Vintage

    Non Vintage

  • Producer

    Fonseca

  • Country

    PORTUGAL

  • Region

    DOURO

  • Alcohol

    20%

  • Product code

    19FON10FNV

  • Availability

    15 bottles


Tasting Notes

Fonseca Ten Year Old Tawny Port is russet in color with brilliant crimson highlights and a fragrant, ripe-fruit bouquet. Its smooth, silky texture and subtle oak nuances are balanced by a fresh acidity and tannic "grip" that culminate in a long, elegant, plummy finish.

Producer Information

Today, Fonseca occupies a leading position as a specialist producer of quality ports and as one of the top vintage houses. Founded in 1822 by Manoel Pedro Guimaraens, by 1840, the firm had become the second largest shipper of Port Wine and in 1847 the first Fonseca vintage port was shipped to England. In 1948, the difficulties of the war years led to a consolidation of ownership of Fonseca Guimaraens with Taylor, Fladgate and Yeatman. Consistency of style has remained one of the fundamental principles of the Fonseca philosophy since its founding. The firm has traditionally purchased wines from the same growers whose operations have been under its control.

Since its foundation, successive generations of the Guimaraens family have upheld the Company's reputation. The founder's great-great-grandson, Bruce Duncan Guimaraens supervised the Company's extensive vineyards in the Upper Douro from 1955 -1995. His son, David, currently acts as the winemaker and is responsible for the considerable stocks of ageing port wine in Vila Nova de Gaia.


More information

ageing potential

Tawny Ports of age will not improve once bottled; they should be served at room temperature or barely cool .

vegans

Yes

food match

Serve at the end of a meal with nuts or not overly-sweet desserts

vegetarians

Yes

organic

No

residual sugar

105g/l



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